FMCG Sustainability Barometer
The Retail World FMCG Sustainability Barometer is the most comprehensive research study to date on the status and progress of Sustainability in Australian FMCG and Retail organisations.
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Retail World Magazine and the FMCG Sustainability Institute (FSI) have joined forces to benchmark sustainability in the Australian industry via a major research project.
The Retail World FMCG Sustainability Barometer Survey will be the most comprehensive view of sustainability progress in the sector to date.
The project is made possible through the generous sponsorship of Jigsaw Strategic Research and i-Link Research Solutions. The study has also been conducted with the support of the POPAI Sustainability Committee via its Future’s So Bright Green Sustainability Conference.
The Barometer aims to determine where the collective Australian FMCG and Retail industry is at in relation to environmental, social and economic sustainability.
Outputs of this research study will be used to:
1. Identify what the burning issues are;
2. Determine what companies need to focus on (implications);
3. Provide a form of benchmark for suppliers and retailers; and
4. Identify gaps in current thinking.
Results of the survey will be published in Retail World Magazine on March 16, 2009. The full research report will subsequently be available via the websites of Retail World Magazine, Jigsaw Strategic Research, i-Link Research Solutions and here at the FMCG Sustainability Institute.
The research is specifically aimed at answering a number of questions including how many FMCG and Retail companies:
1. Have a formally developed sustainability strategy encompassing all aspects of the triple bottom line
2. Have sustainability targets against which they are reporting publicly
3. View sustainability as a source of differentiation / competitive advantage with Customers and Consumers, and if so, how
4. Have tactical programs in place to address specific sustainability issues (environmental and social)
5. Are planning to do any of the above in a given period of time
6. If not, why not – barriers to Sustainability progress
The study does not aim to ‘throw stones’. It aims to clarify where the industry is now in order to gain a clearer view on where we can collectively go, in a positive and proactive manner.
For further information about the study please contact Lee McAllistair via email on enquiries@fmcg-sustain.com.au or call +61 414 941 585.
